The commitments for new Michigan Tech head coach, Mel Pearson, continue to roll in. Last week, Tech Hockey Guide featured a piece on Pearson’s first three recruits since taking over this May. Now Michigan Tech has their first recruit for 2013, Jake Kauppila. A 16 year old forward (1/19/1995) from Gurnee, Illinois, the 6-foot Kauppila is “a...

Much has happened to the landscape of college hockey since Mel Pearson took over as Head Coach of the Michigan Tech hockey team. Five WCHA teams, along with the Miami-Ohio of the CCHA, announced their intentions to leave and form a new conference, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). To fill these vacancies, Northern Michigan’s application...